Comments on: Galileo and the Danger of Faith Based Science. http://mainstreetradical.com/2009/12/01/galileo-and-the-danger-of-faith-based-science/ Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:24:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: uberVU - social comments http://mainstreetradical.com/2009/12/01/galileo-and-the-danger-of-faith-based-science/#comment-186 uberVU - social comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:09:11 +0000 http://mainstreetradical.com/?p=711#comment-186 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mainstreetrad: Galileo and the Danger of Faith Based Science | http://bit.ly/4unOZV #tcot #gop #teaparty #ocra... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Julianne Wiley http://mainstreetradical.com/2009/12/01/galileo-and-the-danger-of-faith-based-science/#comment-158 Julianne Wiley Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:43:17 +0000 http://mainstreetradical.com/?p=711#comment-158 (Continued) Nevertheless, a weak pope (Urban VIII) permitted a verdict that Galileo was "vehemently suspected" of heresy. (A stupid and unjust ruling, very much the product of academic rivalries and clerical factions, plus the fact that Galileo and Urban were both "vehemently" cranky.) The result was that Galileo was put under "house arrest" and permitted to stay in the houses of friends, always comfortable and usually luxurious. Galileo continued both his work and his correspondance, enjoying both popularity and notoriety, and eventually Urban VIII sent Galileo his special blessing, a reconciliation of the two old men. Not exactly canonization (for either Urban or Galileo!) but neither was it the melodramatically-distorted myth of "dogma" vs "science." "Scientific consensus," plus human foolishness, had the starring roles in this unfortunate prosecution. Which is where it "connects" with Climategate (Continued)

Nevertheless, a weak pope (Urban VIII) permitted a verdict that Galileo was "vehemently suspected" of heresy. (A stupid and unjust ruling, very much the product of academic rivalries and clerical factions, plus the fact that Galileo and Urban were both "vehemently" cranky.) The result was that Galileo was put under "house arrest" and permitted to stay in the houses of friends, always comfortable and usually luxurious.

Galileo continued both his work and his correspondance, enjoying both popularity and notoriety, and eventually Urban VIII sent Galileo his special blessing, a reconciliation of the two old men.

Not exactly canonization (for either Urban or Galileo!) but neither was it the melodramatically-distorted myth of "dogma" vs "science." "Scientific consensus," plus human foolishness, had the starring roles in this unfortunate prosecution.

Which is where it "connects" with Climategate

]]> By: Skeptic http://mainstreetradical.com/2009/12/01/galileo-and-the-danger-of-faith-based-science/#comment-159 Skeptic Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:02:09 +0000 http://mainstreetradical.com/?p=711#comment-159 Good column, but doesn't anybody proofread any more? it’s – its affect – effect prodigy – progeny churches – church’s Good column, but doesn't anybody proofread any more?
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